New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
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The daysof Wednesday will be spent at;
Clinton at the centennial elebration.

The daysof Wednesday will be spent at,
Clint ton at the centennial celebration.
| The treasury departments is conternplat,
| ing an important action relative to the
| issue OF certain checks by national banks.
| No figures can be obtained to show the ex-
/ tent OF this practice, but from a private
Investigation made not long since it is
learned that no less than $25, 100000
worth OF sovercertified checks were issued
in New York city in one day alone.
Secretary Fair :hild has purchased for
500, 900 q residence at New Hampshire
avenue and Fwentiethstreets, Washington.
Secretary Whitney has sold Grass
land s his -country place on the Tenally
road above Georgetown, reserving the
right to lease it Tor two years. In 1885
thesecretary purchased this place, which
contained LOO acres and large house Tor
$4,000. He sold it for $1O7, 500.
The secretary OF the interior has recon.
mended that the attorney general accept
the offer OF compromise made by e. G.
Long OF st. Paul for the value of timber
purchased from Edwin Johnson Andrew
Pautski, John L Oleson and Heinrich
Shultz, who had cut the same land in Wis
consin, near West Superior. The amount
offered in compromise is S2,o67. 10. The
secretary has also recommended a COM
promise with F. T. Littell & Co., Duluth
Tor S2,4S7 as the value of 5O2 603 feet of
lumber and 100 railroad ties, which
Litten & Co., had purchased from parties
who had cut them from public lands.
The subjects OF King Kalakaua compel
hlm to appoint new ministry. The king
allowed to retain the throne, but is strip
ped OF nearly all his power.
In a parliamentary election, in Coventry,
Eng, Ballantine, Gladstonian, was elected
w q mo o~S of q ~
against ,213 for Eaton, Conservative.
er repudiating about $3.50, 200, 900 OF old
obligations and the Macmillan and French
occupation debt, at $151, Ooo,o 600. The,
English experts figure 1t at $l9S, OOO,O 600.
Mexico owes the English about $8O,OO0,-
600. Mexico's new consols are worth
only 2Oh in London. They constitute all
Mexico has with which to pay her creditors.
The president has appointed the follow
ing postmasters; Amos II. Kaisnor at i
Cerro Gordo, Iowa. vice Henry Keerl, re-
signed; Thomas c. Medary, Waukuou,
Iowa. Postmasters Commissioned-Da
kota; Wheeler, D. L. P. Lamb; Young: NJ
West. Wisconsin: Tisch Mills, F. W. STAN 1
gle. Fourth-class postmasters appointed
Dakota: Claremont, P. NJ Ringrose;
Sentinel Butte, II. Gilbert; Tiffany, g. H. {
Field; Corey, NJ. p. Carman. Minnesota:
Minneota, G. 2. Kinyon; Plainview, F. A..
Wells.
At Edinburgh, Andrew Carnegie laid the
foundation stone OF the new free library
building, for the endowment of which he
donated 100000. Mr.. Blaine was pres.
ent and made the address: He claimed Mr..
Carnegie as countryman. There was no,
child in the United States old enough to 4
know about things away from home I'M
acquainted with Edinburgh, the works of
all Scotlands best thinkers having always
had large calculations in America, and all /
having profited by them. He looked back
with pleasure upon the splendid galaxy Of
Scotland's stars-Scott, jeffrey and sgd.
ney Smith-whosel literature later he ayow- I
ed had been cultivated upon little oatmeal !
n. A. p Carter, the Hawaiian minister
at Washington, who is in Washington, :
speaking OF the revolution in Honolulu }
said: The king probably abandoned some
of his prorogatives and pledged himself to
stick more closely to the limitations OF
power. know the new chief minister,
w. NJ. Green, rather well. He is an in
telligent, well meaning man, and ii he has
tull control will manage things well. King
kalakaua has always been O. firm friend OF +
the United States and though the head of /.
the new cabinet is an Englishman by birth
l tn ink the movement is in no sense blow
at American interests. The king did violate
direction and many Others the change Will. !
be for the better. 1T is only sort Of
domestic publication and reform.
Last Saturday afternoon the 9th INST.
at Dalles Hill, Eng, in the presence OF
large number OF guests invited by Mrs.
Gladstone to garden party the American }
testimonial to Gladstone was formally y
presented to the ex-premier, after being ex-
hibited by him to the guests. The pre-
CO. tof q ,Sol,
Pulitzer, OF the New York World. Mr..
Pulitzer was accompanied to Dalles Hill
by Mrs. Pulitzer, Hon. Perry Belmont OF
New York, Hon. Patrick Collins OF Boston
and several newspaper correspondents
Gladstone received the party at 4 o'clock
and after shaking hands and presenting
them to Mrs. Gladstone all proceeded to
the lawn, where the ties timonial was exhibe 1
tied. 1t was massive piece OF silver !.
work. It was carefully examined and ADJ
mired by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone Mr.
Pulitzer made the presentation speech
in which he assured Mr.. Gladstone OF the.
sympathy OF the American people with the
cause which he championed so ably, and
said that while American citizens werep
sharply divided on many questions they
united enthusiastically upon William
Evart Gladstone.
. The postmaster at Grand Isle, Mimi,
is said to have violated the postal laws
and is to be removed. ,
A slight shock OF earthquake occurred in
the towns OF Rolinsford, Somers, Worth =
and Harrington N. H.
Twenty years ago Guy G. Hotchkiss Jr.
the eldest son OF a well known manufact-
urer OF Williamsburg disap peared from his
home. He left behind him Il young wife
and a boy child. The elder Hotchkiss
died many years ago and left large sum {
OF money to his missing son. Last Feb J
ruary the grandson, Thomas Hotchkiss,
found his father living like a hermit in the
Golden State" Guy Hotchkiss has Just
returned to his home.
The names of most of the people burned
In the fire at Hurley, Wis, are unfamiliar
to the theatrical agents in Chicago. Belle II
Danvers, who was lying i'll in bed in an up
per story of the Alcazar theatre when the
flames closed in on her and forced her to
jump for her life, has a sad story. She